This Is Why Blake Lively Only Slept 2 Hours Before the People's Choice Awards

Blake Lively always kills it on the red carpet, and her latest awards ceremony appearance was no different. At the People's Choice Awards on January 18th,she gave the best acceptance speech ever (reminder: Ryan Reynolds is hers and y'all "can't have him") and walked the red carpet with her famous sister, Teen Witch actress Robyn Lively. But her life's not as carefree and 24/7 glam as it looks. Lively is candid AF about mom struggles and the work that goes into looking well-rested as a mom to a young baby.

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According to an Instagram post on Wednesday, the actress (who won the night's Best Dramatic Actress award for her role in The Shallows) only slept two hours the night before the ceremony. The 29-year-old mother of 2 shared a picture of herself in the midst of getting red carpet-ready, revealing that she'd been up late on Tuesday night on breastfeeding duty.

"Thank you @lorealmakeup @kristoferbuckle @rodortega4hair @lorealhair for making me look like I slept more than 2 hours last night. #breastfeedingmama," Lively captioned the photo, tagging her hair and makeup team.

Lively gave birth to her second daughter, Ines, just a few months ago. And as any mom who chooses breastfeeding for their new addition is well aware, breastfeeding is basically a full-time gig. The uber-relatable post racked up almost one million likes, with hordes of fellow #BreastfeedingMamas shouting out their own sleepless nights – and, of course, gushing about how gorgeous the actress looked.

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